A group of antibiotics that contain 6-aminopenicillanic acid with a side chain attached to the 6-amino group. The penicillin nucleus is the chief structural requirement for biological activity. The side-chain structure determines many of the antibacterial and pharmacological characteristics. (Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1065)
    

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Orbenin : oral penicillin for resistant staphylococci.

Identification and dosage card for the new BRL Penicillins.

Penicillium mould, spore production, SEM

SEM Penicillium mould & spores, close-up

Venetian Albarello drug jar c 1590 : a study in pharmaceutical elegance.

The history of penicillin production / Maxwell C. Brockmann [and others] ; Albert L. Elder, editor.

The development of penicillin in the Netherlands 1940-1950 : the pivotal role of NV Nederlandsche Gist- en Spiritusfabriek / Marlene Burns.

Alexander Fleming : the man and the myth / Gwyn Macfarlane.

Penicillin chewing gum A&H : maintains prolonged local concentration in the treatment of infections of the mouth ... / Allen & Hanburys Ltd.

Penicillins

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The history of penicillin production / Maxwell C. Brockmann [and others] ; Albert L. Elder, editor.

The development of penicillin in the Netherlands 1940-1950 : the pivotal role of NV Nederlandsche Gist- en Spiritusfabriek / Marlene Burns.

Alexander Fleming : the man and the myth / Gwyn Macfarlane.

Penicillin chewing gum A&H : maintains prolonged local concentration in the treatment of infections of the mouth ... / Allen & Hanburys Ltd.

Postage stamps ephemera. Box 8C.